Julian Abele

Julian F. Abele
Julian Abele (photo Duke University Archives)
Born
Julian Francis Abele[1]

April 30, 1881
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 1950(1950-04-23) (aged 68)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupationarchitect
Notable work
SpouseMarguerite Bulle (m. 1925)[1]
Children3
Relatives

Julian Francis Abele (April 30, 1881 – April 23, 1950) was a prominent black American architect, and chief designer in the offices of Horace Trumbauer. He contributed to the design of more than 400 buildings, including the Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University (1912–15), Philadelphia's Central Library (1917–27),[3] and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1914–28).[4] He was the primary designer of the west campus of Duke University (1924–54).[5]

Abele's contributions to the Trumbauer firm were great, but the only building for which he claimed authorship during Trumbauer's lifetime was Duke University Chapel. Following Trumbauer's 1938 death, he co-headed the architectural firm and designed additional buildings at Duke, including Allen Administrative Building and Cameron Indoor Stadium.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "PENN BIOGRAPHIES: Julian Francis Abele (1881-1950)" (Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine), University of Pennsylvania Archives
  2. ^ Wilson, Dreck Spurlock, African-American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945, Taylor & Francis, December 12, 2003. Cf. p. 144. Biographical entry for Julian Abele Cook (1904–1986), an architect. Judge Julian Abele Cook, Jr. is the son of Julian Abele Cook, the son of Julian Abele's sister Elizabeth Rebecca Abele Cook.
  3. ^ "Digital Collections: History".
  4. ^ "Julian F. Abele (1881-1950) •". 29 January 2007.
  5. ^ "Julian Abele, Architect". Library.duke.edu. May 26, 2010. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference smithsonian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).